James Cameron'sAvatar has picked up 9 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. Moon, and it's leading man Sam Rockwell, has been completely over-looked. Likewise Michael Stuhlberg missed out on a Best Actor nod for his outstanding performance in the Coen Brothers' A Serious Man.
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Best Picture
Avatar The Hurt Locker Up in the Air Precious Inglourious Basterds An Education District 9 Up A Serious Man The Blind Side
Best Actress
Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side) Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia) Carey Mulligan (An Education) Gabourey Sidibe (Precious) Helen Mirren (The Last Station)
Best Actor
Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) George Clooney (Up in the Air) Colin Firth (A Single Man) Morgan Freeman (Invictus) Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker)
Best Supporting Actress
Mo'Nique (Precious) Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air) Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air) Penelope Cruz (The Nine) Maggie Gyllenhaal (Crazy Heart)
Best Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) Woody Harrelson (The Messenger) Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones) Matt Damon (Invictus) Christopher Plummer (The Last Station)
Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) James Cameron (Avatar) Jason Reitman (Up in the Air) Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds) Lee Daniels (Precious) See the full list of nominations at the Official Oscar website.